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Innovative Solution Enhances Blade Maintenance for Sustainable Wind Energy Generation
As the global shift towards renewable energy gains momentum, wind turbines have become an integral part of the sustainable energy landscape. However, monitoring and diagnosing blade damage present ongoing challenges for wind farm operators. In response, Sensoria by Mistras has introduced [...]
PGE and Ørsted have appointed the Contract Engineer to exercise Investor’s supervision over the land connection for the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm
PGE and Ørsted - companies building the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm - have signed an agreement with a consortium made of Biuro Studiów, Projektów i Realizacji "Energoprojekt‐Katowice" SA and "Energopomiar" Sp. z o.o. The consortium will be acting as a Contract [...]
WindWorks in Riga: with a combined potential of 25 GW, Latvia and Estonia can be offshore leaders in the Baltic Sea
This year's WindWorks. Moving Energy conference in Riga was once again the venue for key discussions on offshore wind energy development in the Baltic Sea, with a particular focus on the potential of Latvia and Estonia. The event, of which BalticWind.EU [...]
The number of technicians working in offshore wind is expected to rise by 92% within the next five years
Behind every functioning wind project is a team of well-trained technicians, responsible for either construction and installation (C&I) or operations and maintenance (O&M). According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)’s and Global Wind Organisation's Global Wind Workforce Outlook for 2022 [...]
Amazon Web Services, Accenture and WindEurope launch digital tool to accelerate permitting
Permitting remains the biggest bottleneck for deploying wind at scale. Approximately 80 GW of wind power capacity is currently stuck in permitting procedures across Europe. It takes too long for developers to receive permits – up to nine years in some [...]
Iberdrola successfully installed the first foundation for offshore wind farm ‘Baltic Eagle’
Iberdrola has successfully placed the first foundation for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm into the seabed during the past weekend. Following the impressive installation of the offshore substation platform (OSS) in February 2023, the company is now entering the core [...]
Meshed grids – the next frontier in leveraging the potential of offshore wind
Europe has placed offshore wind at the heart of its energy transition. Governments across Europe have between them pledged 150 GW by 2030. And by 2050 Europe’s seas will have as much as 450 GW of wind farms. But delivering this [...]
WindEurope 2023 – It’s time to get serious about speeding up the expansion of wind energy in Europe
From 25-27 April European Energy Ministers, more than 14,000 participants and more than 500 exhibiting companies gather in Copenhagen for the WindEurope Annual Event 2023. The event comes at a pivotal point for the wind industry in Europe. The European Union [...]
Litgrid Completed the Isolated Operation Test of the Lithuanian Electricity System
The Lithuanian electricity transmission system operated completely independently for the first time on Saturday. The system operator Litgrid performed an isolated operation test, during which the Lithuanian electricity network was disconnected from the IPS/UPS system controlled by Russia. The isolated operation [...]
The success factor of the Dutch Government’s approach to offshore wind: predictability and transparency
Paweł Wróbel, BalticWind.EU: The symbol of the Netherlands is the windmill. Does Dutch history and tradition influence how wind energy is perceived and what role it plays today? Daphne Bergsma, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Poland: The Dutch [...]
Capacity reservation for Baltyk II and III
The joint venture Equinor-Polenergia ("JVEP") and Sif have entered a capacity reservation agreement for the supply of 90 monopile foundations for JVEP's Baltyk II and III offshore wind project in Poland. Once finalized, this will be the first contract under the [...]
Denmark opens Power-to-X tender
The Danish Energy Agency is opening its solicitation of offers as part of its Power-to-X (PtX) state aid scheme for the production of PtX in Denmark It is now possible to submit a bid in the solicitation of offers as part [...]
Ørsted and PGE select Siemens Gamesa as supplier of wind turbines for one of two stages of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm
Ørsted and the PGE Group have signed an agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy for supplying offshore wind turbines for the Baltica 2 project with a total capacity of about 1.5 GW. It is Poland’s largest-ever renewable energy project and will [...]
Offshore wind – acceleration needed to seize the epochal opportunity for the development of the Polish economy
In last year's summary of the state of ‘local content’, I indicated that the foundation for the development of projects, businesses and innovations is already in place. Despite this, 2021 brought very few business plans, new investments, products or innovations. 2022 [...]
DNV publishes world’s first certification guidance for energy islands and offshore wind farms in Poland
DNV has published an important update of its comprehensive service specification for project certification, DNV-SE-0190. The new edition is the world’s first document which addresses the certification of energy islands and offshore wind farms in Poland. Poland is planning impressively rapid [...]
Loon population: Absolute populations remain stable
The compatibility of the expansion of offshore wind energy with species protection is a very important concern for the operators of wind farms at sea. We, therefore, welcome the study now presented by the team of scientists at the West Coast [...]
Western Pomerania has the most to gain from the development of OWE
Excellent location, extensive port infrastructure and many years of experience. Western Pomerania, as a region, has the most to gain from the dynamic development of the offshore wind energy industry in Poland. New jobs, growth of service providers and international cooperation. [...]
OX2 enters conditional contract for the delivery of monopile foundations to two offshore wind farms in Sweden
OX2 has entered a conditional agreement with EEW SPC on delivering monopile foundations for two of the offshore wind farms OX2 is developing in Sweden together with Ingka Investments. The agreement will enable OX2 and Ingka Investments to start realising the [...]
“Anna” studied wind and wave intensity for Bałtyk I project
Equinor and Polenergia have completed more than a year's worth of wind and wave intensity studies for the most advanced project of the so called "second phase" - the offshore wind farm Bałtyk I. Ocean and meteorological data, collected by the [...]
Ambitious plan to increase energy production from offshore wind farms in Sweden
The Swedish Energy Agency has unveiled the first objectives of a plan to enable the production of 120 TWh of energy as part of the government's task to revise marine spatial plans. The report clearly describes which areas are attractive for [...]
TEN-T must acknowledge the strategic role of ports in offshore wind
All the relevant equipment for offshore wind deployment is stored in and transported via ports. The EU must recognise the critical role of offshore wind ports in its trans-European transport network policy (TEN-T). With an ongoing revision the EU wants its [...]
Job creation in a new industry – learnings from Denmark’s offshore wind journey – new report of Rambøll and Danish Energy Agency
Rambøll and Danish Energy Agency released new report “Job creation in a new industry – learnings from Denmark’s offshore wind journey”. The analysis focuses on job creation in the offshore wind industry in Denmark. The authors indicate that whilst previous studies [...]
Wind energy jobs bring both local and regional benefits
The development of wind energy has a positive impact on the regional labour market, but there is a risk of a shortage of skilled workers. This is according to a study conducted by the Swedish Wind Energy Association (Svensk Vindenergi). In [...]
Finland to tender 6,000 MW of offshore wind power in 2023-2024
Finland will be launching five competitive tendering processes for more than 6,000 MW of offshore wind power on its territorial waters along the western coast of the country. Zoning initiatives for the first five projects have been submitted to the local [...]
Application documents submitted for third and final section of Ostwind 3
The application for planning approval for the onshore route and the substation, including the overhead line connection, was submitted to the permitting authority, the Ministry for Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (WM M-V) on time on 31 March [...]
